Role of the microgap between implant and abutment: A retrospective histologic evaluation in monkeys

Journal of Periodontology

Volumn 74, Issue 3, 2003, Pages 346-352

  Piattelli, Adriano ^a,d   Vrespa, Giuseppe ^b   Petrone, Giovanna ^a   Iezzi, Giovanna ^a   Annibali, Susanna ^c   Scarano, Antonio ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CHIETI   (Italy)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^c SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Animal studies; Bone loss; Bone remodeling; Bone resorption; Dental implants adverse effects

Indexed keywords

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BONE REMODELING; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DENTURE; HISTOPATHOLOGY; MEDICAL ASSESSMENT; MONKEY; NONHUMAN; OSTEOLYSIS; PUBLICATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TOOTH EXTRACTION; TOOTH IMPLANTATION; TOOTH SOCKET; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMAL; BONE DEVELOPMENT; BONE MATRIX; HAPLORHINI; JAW; MANDIBLE; METHODOLOGY; OSTEOBLAST; OSTEOCLAST; PATHOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; SURFACE PROPERTY;

TITANIUM;

ALVEOLAR BONE LOSS; ALVEOLAR PROCESS; ANALYSIS OF VARIANCE; ANIMALS; BONE MATRIX; DENTAL ABUTMENTS; DENTAL IMPLANTATION, ENDOSSEOUS; DENTAL IMPLANTS; HAPLORHINI; MANDIBLE; OSTEOBLASTS; OSTEOCLASTS; OSTEOGENESIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; SURFACE PROPERTIES; TITANIUM;

EID: 0038505163     PISSN: 00223492     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1902/jop.2003.74.3.346     Document Type: Article

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